LEE427

It should be close to the 2010 Viper ACR 7:12:13 time, driven by Dominik Farnbacher..

CFHay

I think it would be a bit slower than that, probably closer to the first C6 Z06 lap time. On Laguna Seca is just over 3 seconds slower than the Zor w/Z07 packages, I'd expect that gap to be even bigger over a huge track like the ring.

skxf430

Nissan Nismo did it in 7:08, so I would imagine the new Z06 will be fairly close to that time.

harlold

never understood the obsession with the 'Ring

Chevy should set records in the US where purchasers could actually see how they do against pro drivers

Lavender

I don't live in the US. Come on...if they go that way I'm screwed

harlold

The point was more - how many corvette drivers can drive on the 'Ring?

racerns

They do, as I said earlier I am sure they will run VIR. They have released times for the ZR1, ZL1, and Stingray for the grand course.

LEE427

The Ring, and Laguna Seca are the two benchmarks..

RapidC84B

Screw the grand course and C&D's "lightining lap". Run VIR Full... you know the track EVERYONE runs HPDEs on, what all amateur racing groups run on, etc.

Guibo

There were rumors on this forum that the first C6 Z06 lap was a full lap (including the extra 200m that they and other manufacturers omit), and from a dead stop. This last point can be confirmed with the Cobalt SS Nurburgring run, which does start from a dead stop. If both points are true, then the original C6Z's lap would be closer to a 7:35. The C7's tires are an improved evolution of the PS2, which itself was 4 seconds faster than the old Goodyear F1s at Road Atlanta with Ron Fellows driving. Different driver, but Pobst was over 2 seconds faster with the C7 at Laguna Seca than Max Angelelli in the original Z06. 7:25-7:30 is believable in the C7 IMO.

For the C7Z, I'm guessing ~7:10 for the usual 1-lap flyer and close to 7 flat to 7:05 for a Nissan-like testing program.

Lavender

There are a lot of Corvettes that run @ 'Ring. Ive seen everything from a C3 to a C6. Everytime a Vette pulls up a large crowd gathers instantly. It is something different than the usual 3rd series BMW (mostly beat up ones driven by idiots trying to drift them and failing miserably most of the time...) and the 300-350hp base Carreras...pos minivans and SUVs.

But I was just being sarcastic.

GrantG

The Ring is a track that is most telling of how a car will perform on the road, as it has a huge variety of different corners, elevation changes, surface changes, camber changes, etc. That's why car companies from around the world tune their suspensions there - not just to set laptimes....

05dsom

hahahah.^^.lots of good youtube videos of this particular German fail!

jmorgan07z06

if it runs 7:12 there will not be a ZR1.

racerns

I am sure people will call me a homer or whatever, but if the C6 ZR1 had been tested in a similar manner as the ACR or GT-R at the Ring it could run close to a 7:12. The point is I think the C7Z may have the potenial to do it depending on how it is tested and this will have nothing to do with them making a ZR1 or not.